3S051 Vol 2

Front 1

What is considered the principle responsibility of the US armed forces?

Back 1

To employ rapid and decisive military power to achieve US objectives, and to do so in a manner that
sustains the fruits of success in the post conflict environment.

Front 2

Describe the responsibility of a functional directorate.

Back 2

Develop procedures for administrative support to active and air Reserve Components (ARC) units,
individual reservists, and retirees.

Front 3

Describe the responsibility of the military departments.

Back 3

Responsible for preparing forces and establishing reserves of manpower, equipment, and supplies for the
effective prosecution of war and military operations short of war and planning for the expansion of
peacetime components to meet the needs of war.

Front 4

What are the five common functions of the military departments?

Back 4

(1) Prepare forces, establish reserves, and plan for expansion in case of war.
(2) Maintain the readiness of reserve forces.
(3) Recruit, organize, train, and equip forces for the unified commands.
(4) Prepare and submit budgets.
(5) Develop, garrison, supply, equip, and maintain bases and installations; and furnish administrative and
logistic support for all forces and bases.

Front 5

Define National Security Strategy.

Back 5

National Security Strategy is the art and science of developing, applying, and coordinating the instruments
of national power (diplomatic, economic, military, and informational) to achieve objectives that contribute
to national security.

Front 6

Who assists the president in developing a National Security Strategy?

Back 6

National Security Council.

Front 7

Who advises the president and SECDEF concerning the application of military power?

Back 7

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), in consultation with the other members of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff (JCS).

Front 8

What are the fundamental prerequisites for unity of effort?

Back 8

The clear articulation of aims and objectives and the resulting strategic focus.

Front 9

What makes up the total force?

Back 9

Air Force active duty, air Reserve Components (ARC), Department of the Air Force (DAF) civilians,
contractors supporting the Air Force mission, and other civilian personnel not employed by the DOD who
support the AF mission (e.g., Red Cross, USO, consultants) as well as the in-place force supporting
contingency operations.

Front 10

Define total force policy.

Back 10

Total force policy means that all components that comprise the total force concept must work together and
prepare to deploy at any time.

Front 11

Define total force accountability.

Back 11

Total force accountability is defined as the accurate accounting for all Air Force at all times regardless of
location.

Front 12

What does total force accountability enable planners and managers to do?

Back 12

To support the commander’s concept of operations.

Front 13

Name and describe the 5 elements of total force accountability.

Back 13

(1) Strength accountability—PERSCO will maintain accountability over all personnel on the ground,
including transients, at their deployed and designated geographically separated locations, regardless of
status, according to component command policies.
(2) Unit accountability—The deployed unit commander is responsible for maintaining accountability for
the unit personnel assigned. This accountability includes knowing where assigned personnel are at
any given time, where they live and where they work.
(3) Replacement accountability—The air expeditionary force center (AEFC) is responsible for sourcing
rotational requirements and initiates replacement accountability. Once the AEFC has sourced a
requirement to deploy, PERSCO is responsible for tracking the status of all incoming and/or departing
personnel as well as their arrival and departure plans. Arrival and departure information should be
available through the AOR transportation function. If this information is not provided, contact the
component command for guidance.
(4) Transient accountability—Transient forces are those that spend at least one night in billeting at a
location but their final duty locations is elsewhere. PERSCO, in coordination with deployed services
(billeting), tracks arrival and departure of transient personnel as outlined by the on-site commander
and/or the component command guidance.
(5) Tasked-wing accountability—Tasked wing-level units and Installation Personnel Readiness
Element (IPR) are responsible for maintaining accountability over their deployed personnel until they
have returned to home station. In addition, they are also responsible for the accountability of future
personnel taskings, the unit and UTC tasked, and those assigned to the UTC that will deploy

Front 14

When discussing the National Guardsmen citizen-soldier relationship, what are they able to bring
from their civilian jobs to their military assignments?

Back 14

Another important aspect of the citizen soldier relationship, which is also true with Air Force Reserve
members, is the broad range of talent and experience that traditional Guard members bring from their
civilian jobs to their military assignments.

Front 15

Describe the responsibility of the reserves.

Back 15

The reserves defend the US through control and exploitation of air and space by supporting global
engagement, by playing an integral role in the day-to-day Air Force mission, and are not a force held in
reserve for possible war or contingency operations

Front 16

Why do members of the Air Force Reserve consider themselves Citizen Airmen?

Back 16

Members of the Air Force Reserve, with approximately two-thirds of the selected reserve being composed
of Traditional Reservists (TR), view themselves as citizen Airmen because in addition to their military
duties, they are employed in the private sector in a wide variety of career field; yet they dedicate a
considerable portion of their lives to serving as a part of the total force

Front 17

Define AEF concept.

Back 17

The air expeditionary force (AEF) concept is how the Air Force organizes, trains, equips, and sustains itself
by creating a mindset and cultural state that embraces the unique characteristics of aerospace power (range,
speed, flexibility, and precision) to meet the national security challenges of the 21st century.

Front 18

What are the two AEF concept fundamental principles?

Back 18

The two AEF fundamental principles:
(1) First, to provide trained and ready air and space forces for national defense.
(2) Second, to meet national commitments through a structured approach which enhances total force
readiness and sustainment.

Front 19

What is the secondary purpose of the AEF?

Back 19

The AEF’s secondary purpose is to provide predictability and stability to Airmen.

Front 20

List the items that are vital to understand about the AEF doctrine.

Back 20

The AEF doctrine is not only vital to understand how to best employ air and space power, but it is also vital
to understand the proper way to organize, present, and deploy air and space forces.

Front 21

Describe how the AEF schedule operates.

Back 21

The AEF Schedule operates on a 24-month life cycle that aligns with two Global Force Management
(GFM) cycles and coincides with fiscal years.

Front 22

Describe Global Force Management (GFM).

Back 22

GFM is a process to align force apportionment, assignment, and allocation methodologies in support of the
defense strategy and in support of joint force availability requirements, present comprehensive insight into
the global availability of US military forces, and provide senior decision makers a vehicle to quickly and
accurately assess the impact and risk of proposed allocation, assignment, and apportionment changes

Front 23

What are air expeditionary wings capable of?

Back 23

AEWs are capable of establishing and operating an airbase and will be established using the Air Force
combat wing structure with an operations group, maintenance group, medical group, and mission support
group that normally have two or three aviation or operations squadrons and an associated operations
support squadron.

Front 24

Why is the air expeditionary group normally the smallest AETF presented to a theater?

Back 24

The AEG is normally the smallest AETF presented to a theater, because a single AEG rarely includes
sufficient command and control and expeditionary combat support (ECS) to sustain it in the field.

Front 25

What does an air expeditionary group consist of?

Back 25

An AEG normally consists of one or two operations squadrons, associated maintenance squadrons, and
mission-specific ECS squadrons.

Front 26

Give a description of the air expeditionary squadron.

Back 26

The AES is the basic war fighting organization of the Air Force and is the building block of the AETF

Front 27

Define joint operation planning.

Back 27

Joint operation planning is a sequential process performed simultaneously at the strategic, operational, and
tactical levels of war.

Front 28

How is joint operation planning conducted?

Back 28

Joint operation planning is conducted within the chain of command that runs from the President through the
SECDEF to the CCDRs and their subordinated JFCs

Front 29

Name and describe the five joint operation planning activities.

Back 29

Joint operation planning includes all activities that must be accomplished to plan for an anticipated
operation. These planning activities are:
(1) Mobilization Planning—the process by which the armed forces or part of them are brought to a state
of readiness for war or other national emergency.
(2) Deployment Planning—this is planning that encompasses the movement of forces and their
sustainment resources from their original locations to a specific destination to conduct join operations.
(3) Employment Planning—prescribes how to apply military force to attain specified military objectives
within an operational area.
(4) Sustainment Planning—the provision of logistics and personnel services required to maintain and
prolong operations until successful mission accomplishment.
(5) Redeployment Planning—this concerns the movement of units, individuals, or supplies deployed in
one area to another area, or to another location within the area for the purpose of further employment

Front 30

Name the five types of plans.

Back 30

The five types of plans are:
(1) OPLANs.
(2) CONPLANs.
(3) FUNCPLANs.
(4) Supporting plans.
(5) OPORDS.

Front 31

Define an operational plan.

Back 31

An OPLAN is a written description of the combatant commander’s concept of operations to counter a
perceived threat.

Front 32

What is the objective of a concept plan?

Back 32

The objective of concept planning is to develop sound operational and support concepts that can be rapidly
expanded into an OPORD if necessary.

Front 33

Who prepares supporting plans?

Back 33

Supporting plans are prepared by supporting combatant commanders, subordinate joint force commanders,
component commanders, or other agencies

Front 34

What are the four samples of major planning systems?

Back 34

The four samples of major planning systems are:
(1) JOPES.
(2) DCAPES.
(3) WMP.
(4) SORTS

Front 35

Define JOPES?

Back 35

JOPES is a system of joint policies, procedures, and reporting structures supported by communications and
computer systems

Front 36

What is the objective of DCAPES?

Back 36

The objective of DCAPES is to enable Air Force-unique operation planning and execution processes which
include associated joint policy procedures

Front 37

What is the threefold purpose of SORTS?

Back 37

SORTS threefold purpose:
(1) Provides data critical to crisis planning.
(2) Provides for the deliberate or peacetime planning process.
(3) Used by the Chief of Staff United States Air Force (CSAF) and subordinate commanders in assessing
their effectiveness in meeting Title 10, “United States Code,” responsibilities to organize, train, and
equip forces for combatant commands.

Front 38

UTCs are represented by how many characters?

Back 38

UTCs are represented by a 5-character alphanumeric code.

Front 39

What do war planners use UTCs to document?

Back 39

War planners use UTCs to document total Air Force manpower and logistics requirements needed to
support the National Military Strategy during operational planning and execution activities.

Front 40

What do UTCs define?

Back 40

UTCs by definition define capabilities.

Front 41

When is a UTC usable?

Back 41

A UTC is usable when it has been registered in DCAPES with MEF and/or equipment estimates

Front 42

Once a UTC has been registered in the MEFPAK, what happens with it next?

Back 42

One the UTC has been registered in the manpower and equipment force packaging (MEFPAK), the UTC
can then be postured by an organization in the UTC Availability and with the exception of A-UTCs, can be
used in a TPFDD for planning and execution purposes.

Front 43

Describe the standard UTC.

Back 43

The standard UTC is a UTC in the MEFPAK and TUCHA data file that has complete movement
characteristics in both files.

Front 44

Describe the non-standard UTC.

Back 44

The non-standard UTC is a UTC in the MEFPAK and TUCHA file that does not have complete movement
characteristics.

Front 45

When is an A-UTC used?

Back 45

A-UTC is used during the UTC posturing process to indicate authorizations that an organization has and
cannot posture in a standard UTC or to posture above base level staff authorizations not in standard UTCs.

Front 46

What does UTC attributes provide?

Back 46

UTC attributes provide the description, status, responsible organization, type, and transportation
requirements

Front 47

What is the MANFOR?

Back 47

The MANFOR is a component of the MEFPAK and the DCAPES. It is a database containing the UTC,
UTC title, MISCAP, and manpower detail for each applicable UTC.

Front 48

UTCs are built to accommodate how many days of sustained capability?

Back 48

UTCs are generally built to accommodate 30days of sustained capability before having to be augmented
with new supplies or personnel

Front 49

What is the UTC development process?

Back 49

UTC development is the process of adding a UTC to the MEFPAK, building the manpower and or
equipment detail, and getting the UTC added to the TUCHA.

Front 50

Name the guidelines that will help determine when a UTC must be developed.

Back 50

The following guidelines will help determine when a UTC must be developed:
(1) New equipment types enter the inventory.
(2) Deployable units experience a significant change in either operational concept or mission.
(3) Significant program changes occur in manpower or equipment.
(4) Significant program or operational changes occur.
(5) Air Force organization requires a change in the way an existing capability function.

Front 51

Where are new UTC requests created?

Back 51

New UTC requests are created in the unit type management (UTM) module utilizing the UTM registration
function in DCAPES.

Front 52

How is a UTC cancellation request submitted?

Back 52

UTC cancellation requests are submitted to the HAF MEFPAK manager for approval and the HAF
MANFOR manager for registration

Front 53

Define the goal of posturing guidance.

Back 53

The goal of current posturing guidance is to posture the maximum number of manpower authorizations into
standard deployable UTCs that are made available in the UTC Availability database.

Front 54

What does posturing a UTC consist of?

Back 54

Posturing a UTC consists of entering a UTC for a specific unit into UTC Availability.

Front 55

Which agency determines which organizations will posture the required UTCs and the quantity?

Back 55

The MAJCOM FAM, based upon Air Staff FAM guidance, determines which organizations will posture
the required UTCs and the quantity.

Front 56

When posturing an A-UTC record, what will be used to provide the LLD?

Back 56

When posturing an A-UTC record, the authorized AFSC/skill level/grade of the UMD positions will be
used to provide the LLD

Front 57

How are A-UTCs postured?

Back 57

A-UTCs are postured in the UTC availability and aligned to the AEF libraries.

Front 58

As long as the individual’s AEF alignment is not changed, A-UTC can be exchanged with what
to meet deployment requirements?

Back 58

A-UTC can be exchanged with authorizations linked to standard deployable UTCs to meet deployment
requirements

Front 59

Mobilization of the ARC is also called or considered what?

Back 59

Mobilization of the ARC is also called or considered activation.

Front 60

Activation relates to what?

Back 60

Activation relates to recall, volunteerism, and call up.

Front 61

Mobilization encompasses all activities necessary for what?

Back 61

Mobilization encompasses all activities necessary for the orderly transition of active and ANG/USAFR
forces from a peacetime to wartime posture.

Front 62

What does volume 6 of The War and Mobilization Plan cover?

Back 62

The War and Mobilization Plan, Volume 6 (WMP-VI), covers transitioning the industrial base from a
normal state of peacetime preparedness to wartime production postures

Front 63

What is the purpose of mobilization planning?

Back 63

The purpose of mobilization planning is the means by which organizations charged with mobilization
responsibilities define policies and document procedures to complete tasks.

Front 64

Name the seven major types of activation.

Back 64

The seven major types of activation are:
(1) Retired members.
(2) Volunteerism.
(3) Selective mobilization for a domestic emergency.
(4) Presidential selected reserve call up.
(5) Partial mobilization.
(6) Full mobilization.
(7) Total mobilization

Front 65

What is the push-pull process intended to do?

Back 65

The Push-Pull process is intended to supplement the normal requirements based mobilization process (that
is, mobilization to meet requirements only as they become known) and will be employed only when
determined to be appropriate by the HQ USAF/CAT.

Front 66

Describe how integration is achieved.

Back 66

Integration is achieved through the effective use of planning and execution processes that provide for
timely and thorough coordination within the chain of command and among the Department of Defense
(DOD), other Federal agencies, and the civil sector.

Front 67

Why was the MPA man-days program designed?

Back 67

Military Personnel Appropriation (MPA) Man-days program is designed to support the short-term needs of
the active force when there is a temporary need for non-extended active duty (EAD) personnel with unique
skills or resources that cannot be economically met in the active force.

Front 68

Who must approve ANG member’s to perform a MPA man-day tour?

Back 68

ANG members must have the approval of the State Adjutant General or authorized representative to
perform a MPA man-day tour.

Front 69

Demobilization is referred to as what term?

Back 69

Where mobilization is referred to as activation, demobilization is referred to as deactivation

Front 70

When deactivation is directed, the servicing MPS is responsible for what actions?

Back 70

When deactivation is directed, the servicing MPS is responsible for reviewing each separation in relation to
deactivation and assisting affected member in determining any selective alternative available to them.

Front 71

What are the two deactivation possibilities?

Back 71

Two deactivation possible actions could result in.
(1) The individual’s deactivation separation is correct. The MPS inputs projected separation on records
identified as activated and
(2) Individual will remain on AD; tour is extended/updated as appropriate.

Front 72

What date is used for projected separation actions?

Back 72

Projected separation actions are implemented on the effective date.

Front 73

For what reasons may individuals request retention on AD?

Back 73

Individuals may request retention on AD because of personal, financial, or medical hardship caused by
mobilization or early deactivation demobilization

Front 74

During what operations does the United States adheres to domestic and international law?

Back 74

Unilateral and multinational.

Front 75

The National Security Act of 1974 established all of the military departments except

Back 75

Marines.

Front 76

Which is not an instrument of national power to achieve objectives that contribute to national
security?

Back 76

Democratic.

Front 77

Strategy involves understanding the desired policy goals for what type of operation?

Back 77

Projected

Front 78

Under the total force policy, what plan covers all degrees of volunteerism, involuntary recall,
mobilization, and demobilization to support the Joint Strategic Plan (JSCP) and Deliberate Plans
and Crisis Action Planning?

Back 78

Mobilization.

Front 79

Accounting for all Air Force at all times regardless of location is what element of
accountability?

Back 79

Total force.

Front 80

What element of accountability is it when enabling planners and managers to support the
commander’s concept of operations?

Back 80

Total force.

Front 81

Regardless of status, personnel support for contingency operations (PERSCO) maintains
accountability over all personnel on the ground, including transients at their deployed and
designated geographically separated location. Which element of accountability does this describe?

Back 81

Strength.

Front 82

When there is a need to know where assigned personnel are at any given time, where they
live, and where they work describes which element of accountability?

Back 82

Unit.

Front 83

Forces that spend at least one night in billeting at a location but their final duty location is
elsewhere describes which element of accountability?

Back 83

Transient.

Front 84

The Air National Guard (ANG) is a very important component of the total force in all the
following operations except

Back 84

deterrence.

Front 85

The Air National Guard (ANG) is a unique institution with both

Back 85

federal and state missions.

Front 86

The reserves defend the United States through control and exploitation of air and space by
supporting what type of engagement?

Back 86

Global.

Front 87

The readiness of the reserves allows for rapid expansion of the total force through what
form of movement?

Back 87

Mobilization.

Front 88

With what invaluable aspect does reserve forces bring depth of experience to the mission
and the Air Force?

Back 88

Commodity.

Front 89

Air expeditionary force (AEF) concept provides trained and ready air and space forces for
what type of defense?

Back 89

National.

Front 90

The air expeditionary force (AEF) primary purpose is to provide

Back 90

warfighter support.

Front 91

The air expeditionary force (AEF) doctrine is vital to understanding how best to employ air
and space power along with understanding the proper way to do all of these except

Back 91

sustain.

Front 92

The Air Force presents its force capabilities to satisfy commander requirements through
which concept?

Back 92

Air expeditionary force (AEF).

Front 93

What agency publishes a planning order outlining various milestones necessary to staff and
publish the associated Global Force Management allocation plan (GFMAP)?

Back 93

Joint Staff.

Front 94

The Global Force Management allocation plan (GFMAP) is an allocation of specific
rotational forces to combatant commanders, under the approval of what authority?

Back 94

Secretary of Defense (SecDef).

Front 95

The air expeditionary force (AEF) sets a baseline tempo band “A” of how many blocks?

Back 95

four month.

Front 96

Various surging and or mobilization of Air Reserve Components (ARC) include all of the
following methods except

Back 96

rebanding functional requirements

Front 97

What component of the air expeditionary task force (AETF) is capable of establishing and
operating on an air base?

Back 97

Air expeditionary wing (AEW).

Front 98

What component of the air expeditionary task force (AETF) normally consists of one or two
operations squadrons, associated maintenance squadrons, and mission-specific expeditionary
combat support (ECS) squadrons?

Back 98

Air expeditionary group (AEG).

Front 99

What component of the air expeditionary task force (AETF) is considered the basic war
fighting organization and the building block of the AETF structure?

Back 99

Air expeditionary squadron (AES).

Front 100

What process of planning is considered a sequential process performed simultaneously at
the strategic, operational, and tactical levels of war?

Back 100

Joint operation.

Front 101

What planning process guides the combatant commanders (CCDR) in developing plans for
the possible employment of the military instrument of national power to meet contingencies and
respond to unforeseen crises?

Back 101

Joint operation.

Front 102

The planning process by which the armed forces or part of them are brought to a state of
readiness for war or other national emergency describes

Back 102

mobilization.

Front 103

Planning that encompasses the movement of forces and their sustainment resources from
their original locations to a specific destination to conduct joint operations describe what kind of
planning activity?

Back 103

Deployment.

Front 104

The application to attain specified military objectives within an operational area describes

Back 104

employment planning.

Front 105

Which activity planning describes the provision of logistics and personnel services required
to maintain and prolong operations until the mission is successfully accomplished?

Back 105

Sustainment.

Front 106

Plans that are tasked by the Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan (JSCP) for humanitarian
assistance, disaster relief, peacekeeping, or counter-drug operations describes

Back 106

functional.

Front 107

Which plan is prepared as tasked by the supported combatant commanders in support of
their contingency?

Back 107

Supporting.

Front 108

Which joint and service planning system is designed to facilitate rapid building and timely
maintenance of plans and rapid development of effective options through adaptation of approved
operation plans during crisis?

Back 108

Joint Operations Planning and Execution System (JOPES).

Front 109

Which joint and service planning system is to enable Air Force-unique operation planning
and execution processes which include associated joint policy procedures?

Back 109

Deliberate and Crisis Action Planning and Execution Segment (DCAPES).

Front 110

Which joint and service planning system is the single automated reporting system within the
Department of Defense (DOD) functioning as the central registry of all operational units of the
US Armed Forces and certain foreign organizations.

Back 110

Status of Resources and Training System (SORTS).

Front 111

All units with a United States Air Force (USAF) personnel accounting symbol (PAS) code
are registered within what joint and service planning system?

Back 111

Status of Resources and Training System (SORTS).

Front 112

Air Force manpower and logistics requirements documented in JOPES/DCAPES timephased
force deployment data are used in support of all the following except

Back 112

functional plan (FUNCPLAN).

Front 113

A unit type code (UTC) is considered usable when it is registered in

Back 113

DCAPES with MFE and/or equipment estimates.

Front 114

A unit type code (UTC) is considered complete once it is registered in

Back 114

the TUCHA with all MFE and/or equipment detail.

Front 115

What type of unit type code (UTC) is used in JOPES/DCAPES to identify manpower and
logistics requirements for deployment, movement planning, and plan execution?

Back 115

Standard.

Front 116

What type of unit type code (UTC) is considered a placeholder for all deployable positions
that cannot be described or do not fit into an existing deployable UTC.

Back 116

Associate.

Front 117

Which unit type code (UTC) attribute is used by war planners to determine which UTCs can
fill their requirements?

Back 117

Mission capability statement (MISCAP).

Front 118

The manpower force packaging system (MANFOR) provides Air Force planners with
standardized force capability outlining manpower requirements for all of the following except

Back 118

employment planning.

Front 119

Which of these is not one of the guidelines used to determine when a unit type code (UTC)
must be developed?

Back 119

When new equipment needs to be replaced.

Front 120

When a unit type code (UTC) is no longer needed, who can request the UTC be cancelled?

Back 120

MEFPAK responsible agency (MRA).

Front 121

How many years after unit type codes (UTCs) are cancelled do they remain in the
MEFPAK and TUCHA?

Back 121

One.

Front 122

All Air Force personnel contribute to the air expeditionary force (AEF); therefore, all
authorizations must be postured in the

Back 122

unit type code (UTC) availability.

Front 123

Specific unit type codes (UTCs) to posture is based on the Air Staff FAM prioritization and
sequencing instructions that can be found in or on the

Back 123

AEFC AEF Online Web site.

Front 124

Who provides guidance on which unit type codes should be postured by the MAJCOMs,
made available for planning purposes based on component headquarters’ requirements, and the
AETF force modules?

Back 124

Air Staff FAM.

Front 125

A-UTCs are postured in the UTC availability and aligned to the

Back 125

air and space expeditionary force (AEF) libraries.

Front 126

Mobilization of the air reserve component (ARC) is also called or considered

Back 126

activation.

Front 127

To meet immediate requirements for augmentation of the active Air Force during
emergency or contingency operations describes which type of activation?

Back 127

Volunteerism.

Front 128

Expansion of the active armed forces by mobilization of reserve component (RC) units
and/or individual reservists to deal with a situation where armed forces may be required to protect
life, federal property and functions or to prevent disruption of federal activities describes which
type of activation?

Back 128

Selective mobilization for a domestic emergency.

Front 129

Activation that requires passage by the Congress of a public law or joint resolution
declaring war or a national emergency describes

Back 129

full mobilization.

Front 130

What type of activation is used to accelerate the mobilization of selected members of the
pre-trained individual manpower (PIM) in anticipation of their need to fill wartime requirements?

Back 130

Push-Pull.

Front 131

Normally, Push-Pull activation will not be recommended unless all of the following factors
are present except

Back 131

major contingencies involve larger groups of personnel

Front 132

Once the deactivation process occurs, the projected separation in the personnel data system
(PDS) flows from base to Headquarters Air Force (HAF); the HAF records status changes from
10 to

Back 132

20.

Front 133

On the projected effective date of deactivation, Headquarters Air Force (HAF) changes the
member’s record status from 20 to

Back 133

81

Front 134

When demobilization orders are not required, what two documents are used to verify
deactivation?

Back 134

DD Form 214 and the paid travel voucher.

Front 135

order to be issued a DD Form 214, how many days must an activated volunteer serve?

Back 135

90.

Front 136

1. The wing/installation commander is responsible for making sure the installation is capable of supporting what?

Back 136

The wing and installation commander is responsible for ensuring the installation is capable of supportingdeployment operations.

Front 137

2. Who designates an IDO and also alternate IDOs?

Back 137

The wing and installation commander designate an IDO and also alternate IDOs.

Front 138

3. How does the installation deployment officer act on behalf of the wing/installation commander?

Back 138

The IDO act on behalf of the wing/installation commander in directing, controlling, coordinating, and executing deployments and installation exercises (to include associate units).

Front 139

4. How is the IDO appointed?

Back 139

The IDO is appointed in writing, signed by the wing/installation commander for a minimum period of 18 months (with the exception of short-tour locations where the minimum period is 12 months).

Front 140

5. How often does the IDO conduct staff assistance visits (SAVs)?

Back 140

IDO conducts staff assistance visits every 20 months for all assigned units, including associate units,with a deployment commitment.

Front 141

6. When the IDRC is up and running, what is the IDO responsible for?

Back 141

IDO is responsible for the overall management and control of the IDRC, DCC, PDF, and CDF

Front 142

7. What does the IDO use the deployment process working group (DPWG) for?

Back 142

The IDO uses the DPWG to discuss overall deployment program status and current issues along with ensuring all components of the integrated deployment system (IDS) are operational to the maximum extent possible.

Front 143

8. The wing/installation commander determines the frequency and scope of exercises based on what?

Back 143

The wing/installation commander determines the frequency and scope of exercises based on what is necessary to ensure the deployment process runs efficiently and that all units, including associate units, are prepared to deploy

Front 144

9. Explain the deployment requirement manning document (DRMD).

Back 144

The deployment requirements manning document (DRMD) lists the manpower requirements and unit tasking for a contingency or exercise deployment

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10. The mission support group commander is responsible to the wing/installation commander for ensuring what?

Back 145

The MSG/CC is responsible to the wing/installation commander for ensuring the wing/installation and all assigned units are prepared to execute deployment operations

Front 146

What is considered the main focus of the logistic readiness squadron commander?

Back 146

The main focus of the LRS/CC is to provide logistic support to facilitate installation deployment
operations

Front 147

What is considered the focal point of the installation deployment readiness cell (IDRC)?

Back 147

The IDRC is the focal point for all deployment and execution operations.

Front 148

The permanent staff of the IDRC comprise of what personnel?

Back 148

The permanent staff of the IDRC consists of the IDO, logistics plans, and the IPR personnel.

Front 149

Explain the tasking of the supporting commander

Back 149

Supporting CCDRs are tasked in the JSCP or by other joint planning authorities to provide augmentation
forces and other support to a designated supported commander or commanders.

Front 150

Explain the tasking of the supported commander

Back 150

Supported CCDRs are tasked in the joint strategic capabilities plan (JSCP) or by other joint operation
planning authorities to prepare specific plans in their respective areas of responsibility.

Front 151

Name the accountability categories the commander is responsible for?

Back 151

It is the commander’s responsibility to make sure all categories are accounted for (that is, Title 32 (ANG),
Title 10 (active duty and air Reserve Component), Title 5 (DOD civilians), family members, and
contractors.

Front 152

What is considered paramount in order to make sure all personnel are accounted for?

Back 152

In order to make sure all personnel are accounted for, it is paramount all Air Force installations and units
have recall and evacuation plans in place and personnel are aware of their responsibilities to ensure fast,
accurate accountability.

Front 153

Define the Air Force personnel accountability and assessment system (AFPAAS).

Back 153

The Air Force Personnel accountability and assessment system (AFPAAS) is a web-based application used
to account for and assess the needs of all Air Force members (Active, air Reserve Component, Department
of Air Force/Nonappropriated Fund civilian and overseas contractors) and their families following a
catastrophic event.

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Accountability is first and foremost whose responsibility?

Back 154

Accountability is first and foremost a command responsibility.

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AFPAAS is an efficient way to do what?

Back 155

AFPAAS is an efficient way to track and assess total force Airmen and family members during a crisis.

Front 156

What agency serves as the primary distribution and collection point for information regarding
impacted threatened personnel?

Back 156

The Headquarters Air Force Personnel Center and Personnel Readiness Center (HQAFPC/PRC)

Front 157

Each MAJCOM and the NGB provide personnel accountability of whom?

Back 157

Each MAJCOM and the NGB provides personnel accountability of their personnel assigned to any base or
outlying area impacted by the natural disaster or national emergency and any personnel on leave or TDY in
the area of concern.

Front 158

What does the unit control center (UCC) serve as for the commander?

Back 158

UCCs serve as a commander’s communications channel to each individual assigned to an organization and
provide a single point of contact for resources requested from the IC via the ECC or EOC.

Front 159

Who has jurisdiction of the personnel control center?

Back 159

The PCC falls under the jurisdiction of the MPS commander or equivalent.

Front 160

In addition to meeting all of the requirements of other unit commanders, what does the FSS/CC
serves as?

Back 160

The FSS/CC also serves as the primary advisor on all personnel-related matters and provide critical
interface between their installation commander (or equivalent) and their MAJCOM of assignment

Front 161

Who establishes PTs?

Back 161

PTs are established by the Air Staff PERSCO FAM, HQ USAF/A1PR, and sourced to the MAJCOMs to
meet the national military strategy and the Joint Capabilities Plan (JSCP).

Front 162

How are PTs structured?

Back 162

All PTs are structured IAW with UTCs registered in the MEFPAK.

Front 163

What formula is used to determine personnel technician support to deployed individuals?

Back 163

The formula of one personnel technician per 275 individuals is used as only a guide.

Front 164

Who ensures recertification training is accomplished for failure to demonstrate proficiency?

Back 164

FSS commanders also ensure recertification training is accomplished for any training item where an
individual fails to demonstrate proficiency

Front 165

What purpose does strength accountability provide?

Back 165

Strength accountability provides valuable planning and decision-making information to senior leaders at all
levels concerning deployed force closure, force sustainment, and force availability.

Front 166

Describe the sustainment phase.

Back 166

The sustainment phase is a transition from the set-up phase, where the majority of the main operating force
has arrived and completed in-processing actions.

Front 167

Define the Deployment Processing Discrepancy Reporting Tool (DPDRT).

Back 167

The deployment processing discrepancy reporting tool (DPDRT) is a classified automated tool used by
deployed locations to report deployment processing discrepancies

Front 168

Upon return to home station, what reports and actions are performed by the PT?

Back 168

Once the PT returns to home station the following reports and actions are performed:
 After action report (AAR).
 Reconstitution of supplies and equipment.
 Relocation report.
 Training.

Front 169

Regarding all PERSCO GCCS-AF equipment at real-world deployed locations, who handles this
responsibility and describe the responsibilities.

Back 169

HQ AFPC owns and controls all PERSCO GCCS-AF equipment at real-world deployed locations and has
sole responsibility for software upgrades, warranty information, and replacement parts.

Front 170

What is the job of the deployed equipment custodian?

Back 170

The designated deployed equipment custodian must make sure all GCCS-AF equipment (to include
laptop/desktop, printer, scanner, docking station) is inventoried, at the beginning and end of each cycle, on
the GCCS-AF Inventory sheet provided by HQ AFPC.

Front 171

When must movement of GCCS equipment be coordinated and with whom?

Back 171

Any movement (whether from forward deployment or closure) of GCCS equipment must be coordinated
through and approved by HQ AFPC/DPW.

Front 172

What will bases maintain their deployable GCCS-AF equipment for?

Back 172

Bases maintain their deployable GCCS-AF equipment for training, local exercises, and ORIs.

Front 173

What are PT equipment custodians and team chiefs responsible for?

Back 173

PT equipment custodians, along with the team chiefs, are responsible for maintaining the accuracy and
correctness of their respective kits, and will audit the contents annually (unless the responsible MAJCOM
directs a more frequent audit).

Front 174

In order for the installation deployment officer to perform his or her duties he or she must
be a qualified

Back 174

logistic readiness officer.

Front 175

When a deployment tasking hits the base, who is the first person to receive all deployment
taskings, including individual augmentee taskings?

Back 175

Installation deployment officer (IDO).

Front 176

Who determines the frequency and scope of exercises based on what is necessary to ensure
the deployment process runs efficiently and that all units, including associate units, are prepared
to deploy?

Back 176

Wing/installation commander (WG/CC).

Front 177

It is very important for the wing/installation commander to establish a direct line of
responsibility and communication with the installation deployment officer (IDO) in order to
approve the local procedures for deploying forces through the installation deployment plan for all
of the following in except

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a. supplies.

b. mobility.
c. planning.
d. readiness.

Front 178

The wing/installation commander ensures procedures are established to notify Airmen
within how many hours of receipt for AEF rotational taskings?

Back 178

96.

Front 179

Who provides overall management including, but not limited to, secure storage, issue and
receipt, and shelf life control for mobility bags under their control?

Back 179

Logistic readiness squadron commander (LRS/CC).

Front 180

Who does the installation deployment cell (IDRC) have a direct line of communication and
responsibility to?

Back 180

Wing/installation commander (WG/CC).

Front 181

The permanent staff of the installation deployment readiness cell (IDRC) consists of all the
following except

Back 181

Logistics cargo.

Logistics plan, Installation personnel readiness (IPR), Installation deployment officer (IDO).

Front 182

The installation deployment readiness cell (IDRC) is responsible for all of the following
except

Back 182

loading taskings and information into (DCAPES).


b. distributing taskings and information.
c. identifying taskings and information.
d. validating taskings and information.

Front 183

Who has the responsibility to make sure subordinate units have the necessary equipment
and communication to support command and control readiness systems?

Back 183

Supporting major command.

Front 184

What agency is responsible for assessing and assisting Airmen and family members during
emergencies?

Back 184

Airman and Family Readiness Center (A&FRC).

Front 185

Who will each major command (MAJCOM) and the National Guard Bureau (NGB) direct
to make sure all wing and installation commanders and geographically separated units (GSU)
have evacuation plans and tracking procedures in place to account for all personnel in the event of
a natural disaster or national emergency?

Back 185

Plans and Requirements.

Front 186

Within 48 hours of a natural disaster or national emergency, who will make sure unit
commanders are aware of their responsibilities and that evacuation plans for bases have fully
addressed the need to account for all categories of personnel after a natural disaster or national
emergency?

Back 186

Installation commanders.

Front 187

Accounting for all categories of personnel after a natural disaster or national emergency
must occur within how many hours?

Back 187

48.

Front 188

In the event a member is stranded in a crisis area with no communications available,
members are encouraged to report their status to

Back 188

any responding agency.

Front 189

Who is considered the first and most critical link when it comes to establishing
accountability?

Back 189

Individual unit commanders (CC).

Front 190

Whose responsibility is it to ensure UCCs are trained and in place for members to report
their evacuation location in the event the member and/or their families are required to relocate?

Back 190

Unit commander (CC).

Front 191

Who is responsible for accounting for assigned Department of Defense (DOD) civilians?

Back 191

Unit commanders (CC).

Front 192

Who is responsible for maintaining realistic and actionable evacuation plans in anticipation
of national crises or natural disasters?

Back 192

d. Individual members.

Front 193

Which unit type code (UTC) is considered or called the personnel support for contingency
operation (PERSCO) augmentation team?

Back 193

b. RFPF2.

Front 194

Who serves as the focal point for scheduling and documenting all initial and recurring
ancillary deployment training and classified courier training for personnel support for
contingency operation team (PT) members?

Back 194

Force support squadron unit deployment manager.

Front 195

Who is responsible for making sure personnel support for contingency operations team (PT)
has a training program and certifies all PERSCO Air Force job qualification standard (AFJQS)
items before the person enters their assigned AEF on-call window?

Back 195

support squadron commander.

Front 196

Who establishes strength accountability for everyone under their responsibility, regardless
of location, and makes sure the appropriate updates are completed in the accountability system?

Back 196

Personnel support for contingency operations team (PT).

Front 197

What product is reviewed by units to maintain accountability by identifying personnel who
have departed or have not in-processed?

Back 197

Alpha roster.

Front 198

After arriving in the deployed location, who is responsible for collecting and updating
personnel deployment processing discrepancies?

Back 198

Personnel support for contingency operations team (PT).

Front 199

Within how many hours after arriving in the deployed location, is collecting and updating
personnel deployment processing discrepancies completed?

Back 199

72.

Front 200

Concepts that apply to onward or forward deployments as well as returns to home station
describe what kind of actions?

Back 200

Rotation and redeployment

Front 201

On behalf of the deployed commander, who is responsible for coordinating and monitoring
rotation, redeployment, and base closure activities?

Back 201

Logistics planners.

Front 202

During what action phase will the PERSCO team conduct a complete inventory of supplies
and equipment to make sure everything is accounted for or replenish in the case of consumables?

Back 202

Reconstitution actions.

Front 203

During what phase of deployment is the most opportune time to review training and make
sure of its accuracy?

Back 203

After.

Front 204

What agency owns global command and control system Air Force (GCCS-AF) equipment
at base-level?

Back 204

Major command (MAJCOM).

Front 205

Personnel planners are responsible for ensuring sufficient personnel support for contingency
operation teams (PT) and equipment are scheduled with what team?

Back 205

Advanced echelon.

Front 206

How often will the PT chief make sure the equipment custodian (EC) completes an
inventory of supplies and equipment?

Back 206

Annually.